Alma S Brekke

Alma S. Brekke, 79, of the Whiting section of Manchester Twp., passed away unexpectedly on January 23, 2016. She worked for the State of New Jersey as a Secretary with the Division of Developmental Disabilities, in Flanders for 25 years, retiring in 2001. She was a Congregant of the Community Reformed Church in Whiting and a member of the choir and she also loved to play the piano. Her joys included garage sales, horses, crocheting, knitting & cooking. She also loved pies and margaritas. Alma is predeceased by her husband of 25 years, the late Gunnar Brekke in 1994. Born in Pleasantville, she resided in Hibernia and in Long Valley, moving to Whiting 10 years ago. Surviving are a daughter, Amy Brekke, a granddaughter Samantha Viscardi and a niece Nancy Lund.

There will be two Memorial Services offered; Thursday, February 4 at 11am from the Community Reformed Church, 30 Lacey Rd. Whiting, 08759 and Saturday, February 6 at 11 am from the Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street Hackettstown, NJ 07840. Cremation was private and under the direction of the Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, 115 Lacey Rd. Whiting 08759. In lieu of flowers the family respectfully request considering a donation to the Pop Corn Park Zoo, 1 Humane Way Forked River, NJ 08731.